March 15th & 16th, Days One Hundred and Eighteen & Nineteen

We're wrapping up the Unit and all the projects and getting ready for our nice, long, deserved spring break trip down south! There will be some schooling over the two + weeks we're gone but Sophie's done an excellent job with the Colonial America unit and we're all in need of a break after this long, cold, dark winter!

So, yesterday we traveled to Friendship for her voice lesson with Kat, which went very well. They worked on harmony.

Then we were back to the farm and Sophie worked on her Human Body poem illustrations, while Gamma helped put together a book to collect them all.

Lily helped me in the barn and it was a lovely late-winter, early spring day…I even took off my ear-warmers and my gloves to work in the sunshine. All the snow was melting around us and we could smell the mud! Then Lily and I went on a little walk and collected rocks and she jumped and played in all the puddles.

Sophie worked with the Brain Quests in the car and they both did great! Lily is really smart and Sophie is a good teacher for her.

Sophie worked on finishing coloring her Gray's Anatomy book and writing another Human Body poem.

Last night she stayed with Emma and they did their on-line homework for their up-coming trip in mid-April to the US Figure Skating Association camp in Ohio. There are weekly homework assignments sent on-line to help prepare her for the camp, which is another exciting opportunity for Sophie!

Today she is working on another Human Body poem and then we're off to the farm where she will work on her collage book. Depending on the time, we will also work on the body and her body poem book when we get home this afternoon. She has skating practice this afternoon for a couple of hours, getting ready for the show this Sunday.

I feel good about where we are and all that she accomplished this unit.

Activities

Science

Math Workbook—1 page Guinness

Art—Colonial Letters Collage book

Skating—3 hours practice on solo programs

Creative Writing: Human Body Poems

Human Body Poem

The Human Body is…. Fill in the blank~ repeat each sentence beginning twice for total 10

The Human Body is as complicated as a 500 piece puzzle

The human body is like the Earth because all the different parts are the continents and the blood is the ocean

The human body is the most wonderful invention yet

The human body is a project uncompleted

The human body is amazing with how it clears diseases so quickly

 

The Human Body is as ancient as the mammoths of the ice age

The human body is like the satellite system that cell-phones use

The human body is the longest living two footed creature

The human body is a computer with how the brain works

The human body is a puzzle I have learned to complete

 

 

Spine and Backbone poem:

The spine and vertebrae,

They have a cliché,

It's like a highway,

 

 

A highway in your body

 

As I said before,

Blood instead of cars,

With Organ knights at the end,

Acting like police guards.

 

Here's a little story,

I heard the other day,

It's about a girl named Suzy,

Who comes and saves the day.

 

"Lucy's back was hurting,"

Yet she couldn't figure why,

So she called up her friend Suzy,

Who couldn't help but cry…

 

"Oh Lucy my friend"

There's something wrong with your spine!

You bended it so much,

It doesn't look like mine!

 

Your backbone is crooked,

Your vertebrae fell,

Your discs have stopped turning,

That's what's making you yell

 

But I have a medicine,

Said Suzy strong and bold,

Go into this room,

Sorry it's so coldJ

 

Lucy said," How will this help?"

The cold air straightens you up,

"Oh Suzy, you're amazing!"

So much better than doctor Pup!

 

Then the next day Lucy,

Was playing basketball,

With a banner hanging high

Saying," Suzy saved us ALL!"

March 14, 2011 Day One-Hundred and Seventeen Review Day!

 

Sophie's Blog: So, this Saturday I had my live audition for Annie. I think I let ALL of you know but, I GOT IN! Here's the story (I am trying to do a dramatic blog but it might not work: I woke up on Saturday morning and went to skating. I got there and quickly got on the ice. Sadie and everyone was there, WISHING ME LUCK! I thought we were going to practice High Freestyle because I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT NUMBER! But Erika was there and we practiced Avatar instead. Elaine got on the ice after we were done, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! They were both motioning for me, MOM AND ELAINE. I got off the ice and quickly told Elaine what I was doing, she under stood. I got my jacket on and my skates off and HIT THE ROAD! We were at the audition sort of early. We went and stood in a line and as soon as we got there, the doors opened. I was not nervous and I had visualized what I was going to do. I got in and saw my friend from Miracle there, Erin Schott. I was so happy to see her. Santa's daughter, Emma was there as well. We met the choreographer and he taught us the dance and the song first. It was the end of," You're Never Fully dressed Without a Smile" from the play. (He put a little tap in, YAY) Then we performed that for Steve Peterson and, THE GOOD GIRLS GOT SENT BACK AT TWO! I WAS ONE OF THOSE GIRLS! J So when we got there, they had us sing individually. Each 46 girls that were left sang two songs individually. It was my turn, I sang tomorrow. I messed up on the lyrics but my singing was good. I thought I did horrible! But mom said that every girl that got picked was the ones who said, "I did horrible, I'm not going to get in". After everyone sang, Steve Peterson made more cuts. I was really nervous then! He cut 25 girls and called the rest of them in for readings, I WAS ONE OF THEM! So I read, Molly, Kate, and Tessie. He put me as Kate twice. He called the parents in, and basically told them that the remaining 11 GIRLS, WERE IN! There are two possible Annie's. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M INJ

-Sophie

Sophie completed her Unit Reviews today and did an excellent job. Without notes or much assistance, she finished without anxiety and scored almost 100 percent on each Review, in the end answering two incorrectly but with limited guiding questions she corrected the mistakes and I think feels good about her Colonial America Unit. We will be hosting a very casual Open House this weekend to have her completed work and Portfolio available to family and friends. She will have her completed—and VERY cool—Colonial Letters Collage Book, her completed—and kinds creepy—Human Body, as well as her collection of Human Body poems and illustrations. She has her binder with her 5 Colonial Video Plans and collaborating Webquests ready for our Spring travel and video.

I have copied and pasted two of her Reviews—for those who have been following along with the 5 x 5s and blog posts, see how you do….

She also completed a "fill in the blanks" map of the Original 13 Colonies in order of establishment, which she did a great job on.

At the end is her "fun" but really effective 13 Colonies Mad Lib—copy, paste, and fill it out yourselves...

Review Colonial America: Timeline

Using the dates and events listed below, fill in the Timeline.

1. Jamestown        6. Pequot War
   
2. Plymouth        7. Salem Witch Trials
   
3. Roanoke        8. Great Awakening
   
4. First Thanksgiving    9. Courage of Sarah Noble
   
5. King Phillip's War    10. French and Indian War
   

 

1. 1707            6. 1675
   
2. 1620            7. 1634
   
3. 1607            8. 1730
   
4. 1586            9. 1692
   
5. 1621            10. 1754
   

Review: Colonial America Unit            March 14, 2011

Who am I?

1. I am your ancestor and one of the original Pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony. Who am I? ___________________
   

   *Bonus: What was my job?
   

   *Bonus: What Longfellow poem references my romance with Pricilla Mullins?
   

2. I am the first Governor of the Plymouth Colony and wrote one of the only surviving accounts. Who am I? _____________________

3. I said the Plymouth Colony was like a "city upon a hill." Who am I? _______________

4. I was tried and banished from the Plymouth Colony for teaching other women about God and our religion. Who am I? ________________________

5. I am the first American woman poet. Who am I? __________________

6. I am the black woman slave who was accused and then confessed to witchcraft in Salem. Who am I? ______________

7. I was one of the first three accused of witchcraft in Salem and I proclaimed my good innocence even when they hung me on Gallows Hill. Who am I? ___________________

8. I wrote the preeminent book on human anatomy. Who am I? ___________________

9. I was a Quaker and a champion of democracy and started my own where other Friends could live and practice our religion. Who am I? _________________

10. I was an evangelical preacher and sermonized in revivals during the Great Awakening . Who am I? ____________________

11. I am a Wampanoag Indian who assisted the first Pilgrims after their long, hard winter. Who am I? __________________

12. I am the first baby born on the Mayflower and was given an appropriate name for my birthplace. Who am I? _________________________

13. I am the first English baby born in America from the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Who am I? __________________

14. We are a niece and aunt writing to each other from Plymouth to England and tell our stories of family, religion, health, and clothes. Who are we? _____________________________

15. I was expelled from the Plymouth Colony for my religious views and belief that the church and state should be separated. Who am I? _____________________ *bonus: What state did I found? ___________________

16. I am a Native American Wampanoag chief who disagreed with my father about the relations with the white English and started a fierce war. The English refer to me with a white man's kingly name. Who am I? ____________________

17. I am a Native American who history tells started the French and Indian War and I traveled with the man who would become the first American President. Who am I? _________________________ *bonus: What nickname did the English give him?

18. I was the Governor of the Colony of Massachusetts during the French and Indian War and a town in Maine close to Brunswick is named after me. Who am I? _________________

19. I am one of America's favorite frontiersman heroes of the French and Indian War. I personify "freedom" and "independence." Who am I? ___________________

20. I am the judge who later pardoned and apologized for all the accused and hung "witches" from the Salem Trials. Who am I? __________________

13 Colonies Mad Lib

5 nouns     5 Proper Names    --names of people    5 verbs        

5 adjectives    5 pronouns --he/she/it        5 adverbs

Key Words

~Trick for remembering colonies in order:

Very many nice men came running down North Street, not needing police guards.

• Virginia
  
• Massachusetts
  
• New Hampshire
  
• Maryland
  
• Connecticut
  
• Rhode Island
  
• Delaware
  
• North Carolina
  
• South Carolina
  
• New Jersey
  
• New York
  
• Pennsylvania
  
• Georgia
  

Commerce                Colonial or Colony

Trade                    English

Apprentice                Plymouth

Puritan                    Epidemic

Church of England or Anglican         War

Quaker                    Captives

Great Awakening            "below the salt"

Salem Witch Trials            Idleness

Triangle Trade Route            Mercantilism

Export                    Religious Persecution

Slaves                    Freedom

Native Americans            Plantation

Very many ______________ ___________ came _____________ down __________ Street, not

     Adjective        Pronoun        Verb-ing     Noun

needing police _____________. That is how ____________ remember the _________ Colonies.

        Noun pl.         Pronoun             Number

They came here ____________ for ______________ land. England was __________ popular at the time,

        Verb-ing     Adjective                Adverb        

but all the _____________ you could imagine went wrong. ______________ was the worst __________

     Nouns pl.                     Proper Noun         Noun

in control England had yet. So the first "Pilgrims" came over to Plymouth to ____________ a colony,

                                        Verb

Including _______________ and ________________ came ________________ over as well. Some of

    Proper Noun        Proper Noun            Verb-ing

These Pilgrims were Puritan or ______________, while the other belonged to the Church of _________.

                Adjective                         Noun/Place

Then more English, including _______________ and _________________ came over to form more

                Proper Noun        Proper Noun

colonies. They were making plantations and ___________ to other ______________ colonies. Native

                        Verb-ing        adjective

Americans got mad and they started ____________ and declaring _______. They held some of the

                    Verb-ing         Noun

colonists captive. King Phillip was an Indian leader for a big Indian war in the __________ colonies.

                                        Number

________ was not English though. Then epidemics came over the Indians. It was really ___________.

Pronoun                                        Adjective

 

The colonists lived ______________ lives though. The children, however, were "below the _________"

         Adjective                                  Noun

that meant they were not as ____________ as their______________ . It also meant that if they were

             Adjective         Noun

idle, they would be put __________ to the _____________. Then when they were above the ________.

            Verb         Noun                        Noun

They would go off and be apprentices, such as for trade and _________. They would ____________ and

                                Noun            Verb

Export, working with the Triangle Trade Route, ______________ slaves and ____________ were sent

                        Verb-ing            Noun

from __________ to ___________ to _____________. This was a _____________ part of mercantilism.

    Noun        Noun        Noun            Adjective

Back in the ___________ Colonies, ______________, a Quaker, was working for separation of ________

     Number            Proper Noun                        Noun

and ___________. Religious persecution was a _____________ bad part of history as well. The Salem

    Noun                    Adjective         

__________ Trials proved that. The _____________ came along and realized that we needed freedom,

Noun                    Proper Noun

that's all.

March 11, 2011 Day One-hundred and Sixteen Human Body Day

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

5 Vocabulary

1. Pancreas: The pancreas is at the rear wall of your abdominal cavity

2. Glycogen: The liver can turn sugar in to starch called glycogen

3. Villi: The inside of the small intestine has millions almost microscopic "fingers" called Villi

4. Rectum: The comparatively straight part of your intestine

5. Phalanges: The Bones in your fingers are called phalanges, each finger has 3 phalanges and the thumb has 2

5 Sentences

1. The Pancreas is next to the duodenum, they are both together in your abdominal cavity.

2. Glycogen is also called animal starch.

3. Villi, sounds like a type of Pasta or a little town in Italy.

4. The rectum starts at your small intestine and ends at your REAR!

5. I think Phalanges is a HILARIOUS name, don't you?

5 Facts & Details *all related to human body!

1. Today I'm going to do 2 poems about GUTS, and THE NERVOUS SYSTEM!

2. The elbow is called the funny bone because the bone is the humerus!

3. The Aorta is the biggest artery.

4. My Gray's anatomy is written by "Fred Stark."

5. The real Gray's Anatomy is written by Henry Gray.

5 Questions

1. What muscle pushes food along your digestive system like a wave? A: Peristalsis

2. Where is the waste from the kidneys collected before being expelled or peed? A: The bladder

3. Which organs make it possible for women to have babies? A: Uterus and a pair of ovaries

4. What is the science word for pee? A: Urine

5. Where in your abdominal cavity is your pancreas and duodenum located? A: The REARJ

5 Bones *identify

1. Humerus: The largest bone in your arm, it is part of your shoulder and elbow joints.

2. Femur: The largest bone in your leg and is part of your hip and knee joints

3. Ulna: This bone is on the pinky side of your forearm the ulna is attached to the elbow and humerus at the Olecranon

4. Radius: This is on the thumb side of your forearm, it also is attached to your humerus but not with a very tight connection, it is loose so you can turn your palm right side up.

5. Carpal Bones: The eight bones in your wrist are the carpal bones, the largest carpal bone is called the capitates bone

Digestive System Poem

"The Organ Knights"

The small intestine, large intestine, bladder and liver,

They're all the digestive system, the food they deliver,

Down the esophagus, take a left, then a right,

They guard the rectum, who'd they? The organ knights!

 

After food goes down the pancreas, duodenum, and bladder,

There's always knights on guard to say," What's the matter?"

"We need to get out of here, we're food and waste."

"Have you gone through the kidneys yet?" "No." So the knights raced.

 

Through the esophagus, liver, stomach, and spleen.

"We're getting closer!" the food and waste screamed.

Through the aorta, solar plexus, oh what a fight,

"Here's the kidneys, food and waste." "Thank You, Organ Knights."

 

Then the Organ Knights went back to their duty.

Down the system again came the food and waste rooting:

"Oh Knights, Oh Knights! Thank you with might!"

"You many go out the rectum, you know." Said the Organ Knights.

 

Nervous System Poem

"Don't be sympathetic"

Don't feel sympathetic for the sympathetic nerves.

All they do is whine and cry because they spilled the hors d'oeuvres.

I was sympathetic once, never sympathetic again.

They increase your heart rate, puts your nap time to an end.

 

Little kids might say "Mommy, I really can't sleep."

But the sympathetic nerves are really making you weep.

Make you run, tumble down, other people are so sad.

Oh those sympathetic nerves make me so mad!

 

On the other hand though, are parasympathetic nerves.

The ones that make you behave, making other people serve.

Oh how I admire those parasympathetic pals,

Make you sleep for 12 hours, making gals act like gals.

 

If you wanna be my friend, sure go ahead!

Just follow this one little task in my head.

You can be shy, really smart, plan ol' crazy, or athletic.

Just please, pinky promise: YOU WON'T BE SYMPATHETIC!

 

March 10, 2011 Day One-hundred and Fifteen

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

5 Vocabulary

1. Tanacharison: An American Indian leader who played a pivotal role in the beginning of the French and Indian War. He was known to European-Americans as the Half King

2. Thomas Pownall: He was the governor of New York in 1753, he went to America as private secretary to Sir Danvers Osborne, and then became the governor of Massachusetts

3. Samuel Sewall: He was a Massachusetts judge best known for his involvement in the Salem Witch trials

4. Daniel Boone: he was an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersmen, who's frontier exploits made him one of the folk heroes of the United States

5. Lydia Chapin Taft: was the first legal women voter in colonial America

5 Sentences

1. Tanacharison was a part of the "Mingos" Native American tribe, he was their leader.

2. Pownal Maine is named after Thomas Pownall, Pownal Maine is right next to BRUNSWICK!

3. Samuel Sewall sounds like a name that you would name a dapper swan.

4. Daniel Boone lived in the great lakes which was a frontier back then.

5. Lydia Chapin Taft voted because her husband Josiah Taft told the other men it was ok.

5 Facts & Details

1. I'm on page 100 in my science book! J

2.I'm on page 88 in Guinness! J

3. I'm on page 48 in Sylvan! J

4. I'm on page 43 in Fraction stories! J

5. Add them together… 279 pages since January! J

5 Questions

1. What did Lydia vote for? A: Land rights
   

 

2. Find an image of Daniel Boone and copy and paste here:

3. Who did Tanacharison travel with in 1753 just before the start of the French and Indian War? A: George Washington

4. What Maine and Vermont towns are named for Governor Pownall? A: Pownal Maine and Pownal Vermont

5. What do boxers protect in order to keep from getting the wind knocked out of them? A: Solar Plexus

5 Math from Fraction Stories Skill 14 Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators

1. How many degrees does Billy expect the temperature to rise in the afternoon? A: 5 ½ degrees

2. What is the difference between today's expected high and low? A: 13 ¼

3. What is the difference between the normal high and normal low? A: 14 1/3

4. Find the difference between today's expected low and the normal low. A: 1/4

5. How many inches of rain have fallen this month before today? A: 8 ¾

Activities

Skating

Math Workbooks: 1 page Guinness, 1 page Sylvan

Science

Art: worked on collage book

Video Plan: Colonial Video Template

Location: Old Sturbridge

Date: April-ish

Theme: Old World, New World

Spots:

1. The Museum: Parent/child

2. The Museum: French and Indian War

3. The Museum: Liberty

4. Oliver White's tavern: Class

5. Oliver White's Tavern: Freedom

Topics:

1. England told the colonists that THEY WERE THE PARENT, and that America was THE CHILD, so that made England in control

2. The French and Indian war only happened because England and France were fighting in Europe

3. Daniel Boone represents Liberty as well as The Boston Tea Party and the fight against the stamp act and tax act.

4. In my letters, Edward and Sarah were higher class then Ruth and her family

5. Freedom and Liberty were totally new topics back then

 

Interview: A Pilgrim lady

1. Who founded Sturbridge and in what year?

2. Did any of the Pilgrims from Plymouth come down here to live in Sturbridge?

3. Can you tell me some of the differences from England and The 13 colonies?

4. Why did the French decide to side up with the French during the French and Indian War?

5. Why did people like Daniel Boone start thinking about freedom?

Map & Outline:

We will go to The Museum first in order as the spots say http://www.osv.org/museum/index.html

Then Oliver White's tavern

http://www.osv.org/

 

Introduction & Conclusion:

Introduction: Hello, everyone we are in Old Sturbridge village now. We will have lots of fun. We will be going to Oliver White's tavern, and the Museum. We will be discussing Old World New World and how England thought of the colonies like their children. Come here I'll talk to you more about that in the museum.

 

Conclusion: So, that was pretty cool, right? Now since England kept treating the colonies like children, the colonies said, "No, We aren't going to deal with this anymore" So England pretty much said, "Uh, you mess with us, then we will raise your taxes" And after that was said and done and the colonists poured the tea in to the ocean, the Revolutionary war was started and the rest was History.

 

 

March 9, 2011 Day One-Hundred and Fourteen

Activities

Skating: working and practicing for upcoming show "That's Entertainment" on Sunday March 20th

Art: sleepover at farm to start pasting and gluing collage book

Body Poems: Heart & Lungs and Muscles

Heart and Lungs Poem

The heart, the heart, the lungs, the lungs!

The heart, THE HEART! In a human's life

It beats 212 billion times.

Do you know what proteatsit? I do. Then what?

It's something that does not rhyme!

 

The ribs, THE RIBS! Oh yes, that's it

The ribs protect the heart!

But there's something else the ribs protect,

It's a very important part…

 

The lungs, THE LUNGS! The lungs I sung

The lungs control your breath.

The bronchus trees come off your lungs,

Bronchus trees come off Seth!

 

The heart and lungs, the heart and lungs

I agree they are very cool.

They're not ALL the parts of the body, no

But the body, THE BODY! They rule.

 

Muscles Poem

"Weight Lifter"

There's a man who has bigger biceps,

And he also has larger triceps,

He's Hercules according to me,

But a "weight lifter" according to he.

 

He can pick up 10 pound rocks,

And my brother's pile of dirty socks,

With his pinky he can pick up a shifter

It's no doubt he's a "weight lifter!"

 

He has a bony korakebrachialis,

Has a house that's the whole size of Dallas.

Only I can pick up a sifter,

He's definitely a "weight lifter!"

 

Science: caught up on a few missed pages in Gray's Anatomy, getting ready for next Human Body day this Friday!

Blog: Sophie's Blog: Hey everyone, I am writing ANOTHER 20 sentence blog about, well really no particular topic but here, P.S THIS IS A DRTAMATIC BLOG: I was at Emma's house; I woke up at 5:30 all a glow. I quickly got dressed and jumped in the car, we drove to the rink. The Ice Monitor, George was playing his ROCK AND ROLL music very loudly when we got in. I went up stairs and tried to turn my iPod on for music but George's music was too loud I couldn't here mine. I warmed up with the moves Melissa and Denis taught me. I knew that that was the stuff we were going to do on Saturday. This is on Wednesday. I went down stairs and put my skates on at a reasonable time. I got on the ice and Linda told me what to practice. She couldn't have a lesson at that very minute because she needs to take other kids on Wednesday and the parents get mad if they take me first. I usually go last on Wednesday which means I get the shortest time when we get kicked off, but back to the story. I practiced and practiced, it was a really good skating day. FINALLY Linda took me and we got kicked off at which was bad because I only got 7.5 minutes with her. Well any way, we usually have breakfast and I am the only kid there, but this time, Caroline, Jillian, Macy, Kellie, Atti, and Rachel were there So, I had lots of fun. I came back from breakfast and did school;. On the way to the farm and there I worked on my collage and played with Lily and we had LOTS OF FUN. For those of you that did not know, which is probably very little because I was so excited. My callback for Annie is this Saturday, I want to get Duffy or Molly. P.S THE DRAMATIC BLOG WASN'T VERY DRAMATIC, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE NOTHING DRAMATIC REALLY HAPPENED. -Sophie

March 8, 2011 Day One-Hundred and Thirteen

Activities

Music: extra long lesson preparing "Tomorrow" for Annie audition

Art: planned and organized Colonial Letters Collage Book for gluing and pasting

Science

Math Workbooks: 1 page Guinness, 1 page Sylvan

Book Report

Title: The Courage of Sarah Noble

Author: Alice Dalgliesh

1. Summarize the story: In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father travel through the wilderness to build a new home for their family."Keep up your Courage, Sarah Noble," Her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was not always easy to feel brave inside. The dark woods were full of animals and Indians, too, and Sarah was only eight! The true story of Sarah's journey is inspiring. And as she cares for her father and befriends her Indian neighbors, she learns that to be afraid and to be brave is the greatest courage of all.
   
2. List at least 3 characters with one sentence describing them:
   

   Sarah Noble: An eight year old colonial girl who travels with her father to build a new house, she keeps up her courage and learns that courage is sometimes being afraid.
   

   Tall John: The Native American man who lives next to Sarah's new house that her father is building, Tall John translates his children's and wife's language to Sarah when she lives with them for the summer.
   

   Small John and Mary: Tall john's children who Sarah teaches about living as a colonist child, they teach Sarah Indian life
   

3. What did you like best about this book? I liked the descriptions because I knew through the whole book each feeling that Sarah felt and it was wonderfully described to me.
   
4. Write a one sentence advertisement for the book.
   

Think, if you were a young colonial girl traveling with your father from Massachusetts to Connecticut, how would you feel. I would be afraid, find out in this Newberry honor awarded book how Sarah keeps up her courage and learns that courage can sometimes mean fear

1. What did you learn from the book? What lesson does the book teach? I learned that if you keep up your courage you can know that what you are keeping your courage up for will end pleasantly mostly always. The book teaches that courage can sometimes mean fear but everyone has to have a little fear in their life or it would just be boring.
   

March 7, 2011 Day One-hundred and Twelve

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

5 Vocabulary

1. Militia: A body of citizens enrolled for Military service.

2. Petition: a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit

3. Continental: of or pertaining to the 13 original American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution

4. Hemoglobin: the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form

5. Esophagus: Also called the gullet, arises from the thorax, food travels through this

5 Sentences

1. Brunswick sent people to be part of the militia in The Revolutionary War.

2. The colonists sent out petitions toward the king saying that they don't want some of his policies in the New World.

3. In the Continental Congress, the first call was about taxation without representation.

4. Blood is purple inside your body, hemoglobin makes it red.

5. The esophagus is right next to your pharynx.

5 Facts & Details

1. Answer these Math Questions; Hint: The World's largest cupcake weighs 1,315 pounds, the recipe caused for 340 pounds of sugar, 346 pounds of eggs, and 75 pounds of butter. The cupcake is 6 feet wide and 4.5 feet tall.

2. The cupcake weighed 1,315 pounds; write the number in Word Form A:

3. How much would the cupcake weigh if the recipe were tripled? A:

4. Hint; The fruitcake was baked on December 28, 2008 , the cheesecake was baked on January 25, 2009, How many days after the fruitcake was baked was the cheesecake baked? A:

5. The World's largest fruitcake weighed 619 pounds and 12 ounces round this weight to the nearest 100 pounds A:

5 Questions

1. What are the two elements that your heart and lungs work together to move through your body? A: oxygen and carbon dioxide

2. What makes up the two sounds of your heartbeat? A: The Atria and the Ventricles

3. What are the names for the "windpipes" where air travels on its way to your lungs? A: Trachea

4. What are the four chamber of your heart? A: The two Atria chambers and the two bottom chambers the Ventricles

5. What is another word for your esophagus? A: Gullet

5 Math from Fraction Stories, Skill 13 cont.

1. Add S #s 5 + 7 to find S# 12= 14 1/2

2. Add S#s 6 + 7 to find S# 13 = 18

3. Add S#s 4, 5, + 6 to find S# 14= 28 3/4

4. Which combination number did Miles get correct? A: 25

5. Which numbers did Miles get wrong? A: 17 & 44

Bonus: What is the correct combination? A: 18, 25, 43

Activities

Math Workbooks: 1 page Guinness, 1 page Sylvan

Science: Gray's Anatomy

Colonial Letters: LAST 2 letters + edit + print finals

May 16, 1636

Dear Aunt Sarah,

 

Jacob is all better! We are all doing very well and I am happy. Karen said that we will come and visit you in Jamestown fairly soon. This past week has been wonderful. Edward has come back from the academie and thanked me for the clothes I sent him. Myles has also come back from Dartmouth to meet Karen. As I sit by the fire righting my letter, I think of you and your dark brown eyes, beautiful blonde hair, and your lovely clothes from England. As I smile I think of the way you smile, with pure white teeth. I miss you Aunt Sarah.

 

Karen is teaching me more ways to make clothing. She also says I am a lovely cook. I thank her for that. It is now nice knowing that mother and Timothy are watching over us, I feel safer in some ways. I am joyous to see Pricilla. I am glad she may be over her sicknesses. I as well would miss my companions, if I left them. As I miss my mother and religion though I never came from England.

 

There have been discussions of Indian wars around my village. I am frightened now, however you said the Indians were pleasant in Quebec, Father and Karen say the same thing. This may be one of my longer letters as is my final for Father says I must help more around the house rather than fiddle with my quill. I miss you Aunt Sarah and wish I could right to you more, however must obey my Father.

-With Love Forever,

Ruth Alden

 

 

June 9, 1636

 

Dear Ruth,

 

I agree that you must obey your father, however I will miss your letters. This may be final as well. I am very glad that you will be coming to visit in the week after next, You may be on your way now and I may have to send this letter after you leave. Pricilla, Rachel, Edward and I are doing wonderful as your family, I am happy. I wish that you will help out with cooking as I agree with Karen, you are a wonderful cook. I must ask and will find out shortly, are Myles and Edward coming to visit me as I hope they do because I did not see them on my visit.

 

Things are getting better here in Jamestown and the Governor realized that Edward was no harm and now worships him as one of his companions. I do not believe you are now twelve years old and have been telling me your life for two whole years as I have been doing the same. I as well sit by the fire and think of you as I write my letters, the way your independence shines like the bright stars, the way you know that your mother is watching over you and is still with you in your heart, and all the things you said about me are as well true of you. I wish that Pricilla and Rachel grow up to be like you.

 

This may be one of my longer letters as well, however I love writing and hope we can communicate some other way, because I love you Ruth Alden, as much as the sun on a rainy day, as much as the birds start to chirp in the spring, as much as the quiet calm house is when you are writing by the fire. I cannot wait to see you, As my final words are…

• With Love,
  

  Sarah
  

 

Colonial Video Plan: Old York

Colonial Video Template

Location: Old York

Date: ?

Theme: Commerce and trade

Spots:

1. Old Gaol: The 3 types of Colonial Government

2.The Warf: triangle trade

3. Emerson Wilcox House: 13 colonies

4. Jefferd's Tavern: Raw Goods and products

5. Elizabeth Perkins House: Separation of Church + State

Topics:

1.The three types of Government were Provincial, proprietary, and Charter

2. The triangle trade included the Massachusetts colony, The Gold Coast of Africa, and Barrados South America

3. Most of the 13 colonies went with Provincial government

4. The Raw Goods and products were made in the New World then sent to other countries for them to sell while they got Molasses, Sugar, and slaves from those other countries making the triangle trade.

5. Roger Williams is a big part of the Separation of Church and state, he creates the Idea.

 

 

Interview: a male tour guide

1. What year was old York founded?

2. Was old York a big part of the trading business?

3. Who is Elizabeth Perkins ?

4. Who is Emerson Wilcox?

5. Where there any other famous people in Old York?

Map & Outline: http://www.oldyork.org/

1. Emerson Wilcox House Picture>
   
2. Jefferd's Tavern Picture
   
3. Old Gaol
   
4. The Warf
   
5. Elizabeth Perkins House
   

 

Introduction & Conclusion:

Introduction: Hi, We are in Old York were we will be talking about commerce and trade . We are going to have an AWESOME TIME! Our topics here are… The 3 types of Colonial Government DON DON DON! triangle trade which we kind of already learned about. The 13 colonies, Raw Goods and products, and finally, The Separation of Church + State. Come on lets go J

 

 

 

 

Conclusion: That was awesome! Were almost done we just have to go to one more place. After I talk to you about what we learned here! I sure learned a lot, weren't the houses beautiful? I sure think so. The 13 colonies were cool, but I am glad that we got separated from England. Well yeah, let's go over here! :)

 

Web Quest: The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island

Lost Colony of Roanoke Island Web Quest

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0KuB6N9Uk&feature=related

A. What did you learn from the video? List 5 facts/details

1. The Roanoke Island colony was the first colony in The New World.

2. Virginia Dare was the first Englishman born in the New World.

3. John White painted pictures of Roanoke Island.

4. John White became the New Governor of Roanoke.

5. John Left to England and when he came back, he found that the Island was deserted with everyone missing.

2. http://www.theshadowlands.net/roanoke.htm

1. What are the 5 theories about the lost colony reported on this website?
   

   1. The Roanoke's left the colony
   

   2. The Whole population of Roanoke was killed by a disease
   

   3. The Colony was destroyed by a severe storm such as a hurricane
   

   4. The colonists were killed by Native Americans
   

   5. The people of Roanoke Island decided to go live with the Natives
   

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzFa_JeHKVM

A. What did you learn from the video?

A: In Virginia, a 4^th grade class did a clay animation movie with play doe dolls of the characters from the story of the Lost Colony. Sir Raleigh asked Queen Elizabeth the first if he could go to the New World searching for gold and riches. He stopped at the island where the Croaton Natives lived. They met two nice Natives named "Weetamo and Mateo" who led them to Roanoke Island. They looked for gold and riches. Weetamo and Mateo helped Sir Raleigh and the explorers with food. They went back to England showing Queen Elizabeth what they found; they brought Weetamo and Mateo as well. On the second voyage they planned to start a colony. John White and artist came with Sir Raleigh and the explorers on this voyage to record what they saw. They got to Roanoke Island and saw plants and animals they have never seen before. John White recorded for the queen. One of the explorers pointed out that his gold cup from England was missing. Thinking it was the Natives they went to the Croaton Island and attacked. They didn't think it was the Croaton Natives that stole it but accidently killed Mateo's family without knowing. John White's daughter Eleanor Dare had a baby named Virginia who was the first baby born in the New World. But Mateo and Weetamo stayed with their tribe so the English were starving. John White who was now the Governor of Roanoke went back to England to get more food and supplies. He went back but could not get a ship to go back to Roanoke for three years. When he finally came back, the colony was destroyed. He did not find any of the colonists; all he found was the word, "Croatons" written on the fence. I think that the Croaton Natives killed the colony and destroyed their village for revenge.

 

 

 

March 4, 2011 Day One-Hundred and Eleven

Sophie's Blog—Tell us about what you did today: Hi everyone today I am going to do ANOTHER dramatic story about a spins class I went to today. I woke up as nervous as a squirrel running across a highway, I was going to a spins class in Boston. I didn't know what the teacher was going to be like; I didn't know if she was going to be like Linda, I didn't know what in the whole wide world she was going to be like. I didn't know if it was going to be like Delaware, I didn't know if it was going to be like Simsbury, WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO! I first did math in my Guinness and Fractions. The hopped in to the car with Emma and Linda. I colored in my science and did my skeleton poem, as well as watch Grease twice! It was hard to read in the car with Emma and Linda talking, but I read some of my science. We got there, I was shivering like I just jumped in to the ocean when it was like 9 degrees outside. It was like… LAKE PLACID! THAT WASN'T EVEN ONE OF MY CHOICES THAT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE! It had 3 rinks, and was filled with people. My coach was a lady named Beth. She was dressed in hot pink, and had SUPER BRIGHT Pink lipstick. She asked me what kind of "Trick Spins" I had. I told her and I showed some to her. I am glad Linda cam on the ice. She showed me how to do different spins. All sorts of spins, combo's. 5 ways, broken leg which I like. I have it in my program now, I told Linda to say just before I go out, REMEMBER TO BREAK A LEG, LITERALLY! I liked it a lot. I spent the night at Emma's house with Lily. I got up at 6 in the morning the next day. Guess what… MORE SKATING! J

 

 

-Story by Sophie Aileen Calderwood

 

Activities

Science: Gray's Anatomy—caught up with reading and coloring

Math: 1 page Guinness, 15 5x5 fraction problems (make-up)

Body Poems: Skeleton

Skeleton Poem

The skeleton isn't going to scare you

It really should fascinate you,

With all of the bones in it,

The first place ribbon is given to it.

 

The skeleton isn't all of the body.

There's blood and arteries too,

But the skeleton's made of bones.

These bones are inside of you!

 

Here are some of the bones,

I didn't learn this on the phone,

The mandible: your top jaw, trapezius is neck,

Your vertebrae, which is your spine and back.

Failure is not an option

Recently I was asked in relation to Sophie's homeschooling: can she fail? My first reaction was: Sophie? Fail? Not an option for her (and that's not my perscription, that's just who she is)
We were talking about whether or not I test or grade Sophie's work. I explained that we checked all of her work for mistakes or "wrong" answers and she corrects them before we publish the blog or "save" the day in Word. When her work is without errors or mistakes that need correcting, I write a satisfying 100% at the top of the page. I tell her she got everything "right" and good job.

At the end of our unit Sophie studies for and takes Reviews, consisting of varying templates (e.g. Who am I?, fill-in-the-blank Vocabulary Reviews, complete blank maps with key information, Timeline matching dates and key events), and she cannot "fail"the reviews.

She takes the reviews after studying and preparing--I explain the process and give her examples of the kinds of questions asked--in a comfortable seat by the window, with me in the room or nearby, and she has a first run of the Review on her own. If she has questions, she can ask them, and I will clarify or use guiding questions for her to answer her own question. If she doesn't know the answer after thinking about it for a short while, I encourage her to move on and get back to it. When she feels like she's done her best and the Review is complete, I look over it. If there are any unanswered questions (Sophie actually has not turned in a Review with an unanswered question), then we spend time discussing the best resource to find the answer. If after checking all her work there are "wrong" answers, I make a mark and hand the Review back to her and we go through the same process: 1. Clarification, 2. Guiding questions, 3. Best resources, 4. Use resources to find correct answer.

This question of failure resonated with me and I considered what it would mean for Sophie to fail homeschool. She has plenty of opportunity with her skating to fail, albeit she does not fail typically. I asked myself: what is the lesson in failure? So that you know you can...fail. Maybe you have to fail in order to learn to try harder the next time. Or to learn that there are consequences to your behavior, i.e. not studying or paying attention results in failing a test or class. That model--testing who is paying attention, who deserves credit and who does not--is not relevant to homeschooling. I give Sophie Reviews as a way to encapsulate the unit and all she's learned and to give her the opportunity to feel accomplished and proud.

The goal to Sophie's homeschool is simple: to teach her how to learn, not what to learn.
So what's the sense in failing how to learn?

March 3, 2011 Day One-Hundred and Ten

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

5 Vocabulary

1. Currency: Something that is used as a medium of exchange, money

2. Export/ Import: To bring in from a foreign country, to ship to other countries

3. Manufacturing: The making of goods or wares by manual labor or machinery

4. Merchant: A person who buys and sells profit; dealer; trader

5. Capitalist: A person who has capital (money), especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises, a very wealthy person

5 Sentences

1. The trade triangle was a trading system that gave each country currency.

2.
Edward, in my letters, wants to be a part of the importing and exporting business.

3. I think Lily would be good at manufacturing, don't you think?!

4. In my letters, Sarah came from a merchant family.

5. Sarah's father's grandfather was a capitalist.

5 Facts & Details *Sophie used some of her Guinness math workbook questions as her facts today

1. Answer these questions for some valuable prizes! Hint: Rahedran is from India and he made the world's largest painting by mouth. The painting is 30 feet long by 20 feet high. Over a 12 day time period, I already answered these questions, let's see if you can!

2. Rahedran's painting measures 9.14 meters long, what place value is the 4 in? A:

3. Rahedran's painting s 20 feet high, it is ________ inches high? A:

4. The World's largest painting by mouth measures 30 feet long by 20 feet high. What is the Area of the painting? A:

5. If Rahedran took 12 days to create a painting with an area with 55.75 square meters, what is the average number of square meters he painted each day? Round the number to the nearest tenth A:

5 Questions

1. What is a "market" in Colonial America? A: It's a place where colonists can go ad buy local things from local people

2. Who "invested" in the early Colonial economy? A: English merchants, aristocracy. They set up companies to fund the colonies in return for capital returned with profit.

3. Refresh your memory: What is mercantilism? A: An economic theory—all British citizens actively worked to make the King and the British nations as much money/capital as they can—the country that controls the most money has the most power—which is how 17^th century Europe lived, the colonists wanted their own economy when they got to The New World, that's what started the Revolutionary War

4. What is "imperialism"? A: It is the policy saying that countries like Great Britain can go and take over another country because they are imperial or better than

5. Where are you going tomorrow? A: I am going to Boston for a spin class

5 Math from Fraction Stories Skill 13 cont.

1. Re-write Secret Riddle # 2 here: The sands of Mars, the rings of Saturn. Can you see a riddle pattern? Strong as an ox, light as a feather, add the NEW secret numbers together.

2. Add S# 4 & 5 to find S# 8 = 10 3/4

3. Add S#s 4 & 6 to find S# 9 = 14 1/4

4. Add S#s 4 & 7 to find S# 10 = 15 5/10

5. Add S#s 5 & 6 to find S# 11 = 13 1/3

Activities

Skating

Math Workbooks: 2 pages Guinness, 1 page Sylvan

Web Quest: Pocahontas/ John Smith web Quest

1. http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/famous/pocahontas.htm
   
   1. Read through website (created by kids!) and list 5 facts/ details you learned
      

      1. Pocahontas was an Algonquin Native American
      

      2. Pocahontas saved John Smith
      

      3. The Native American tribe gave him a Native American name, Nantaquod
      

      4. Pocahontas then went to England to live
      

      5. Pocahontas married John Rolfe
      

2. http://pocahontas.morenus.org/
   
   1. Read through website. At bottom of site, review "Disney's Pocahontas" and "In Real Life" chart. List 5 of the most interesting discrepancies you learned here in pairs—how Disney portrayed the story and what the real story is:
      

      1. Pocahontas had a great time at the Hunt ball, not a horrible time!
      

      2. When Pocahontas and John Rolfe really headed back to England, she got sick and died, instead of "Love is in the air" Which is what happened in Disney.
      

      3. Still believing that Virginia is full of gold, Ratcliffe schemes up a war. King James appoints him Admiral of the invasion armada. But this is what really happened…The same month Smith left Virginia, October 1609, Ratcliffe was caught by the Indians, and died a horrible death Ratcliffe was the bad guy
      

      4. Pocahontas is relieved to see John Smith alive, as he and John Rolfe rescue her from the Tower. But this is the real story… John Smith did visit Pocahontas. She was so shocked, she hid her face, and could not speak for two or three hours. Finally, she said, "They did tell me always you were dead, and I knew no other 'till I came to Plymouth. Yet Powhatan did command Uttamatomakkin to seek you, and know the truth – because your countrymen will lie much
      

      5. Back in England, Ratcliffe tries to have Smith killed. Smith escapes but decides to lay low. Pocahontas hears that he has died. Her you go Disney… When Smith was evacuated to England for treatment of his gunpowder wound in October 1609, the colonists told Pocahontas that he had died.
      

B . Click on the Tab for John Smith & summarize paragraph in 2 sentences

1. John Smith was not very well described in the movie, he was really a short little man with a beard.

2. According to John Smith, the colony wouldn't have survived if it weren't for him.

C. Read about John Rolfe & summarize paragraph in 3 sentences

1. John Rolfe was a handsome young man, he married Pocahontas and had a child named Bermuda.

2.Bermuda was named so because John Rolfe and Pocahontas got shipwrecked there on their way to Virginia.

3. Occipatath, Pocahontas's father's brother, was considering of giving chiefdom to John Rolfe

 

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBl-EuFoLY
   
   1. How did John Smith describe Pocahontas according to the video? As his Darling Daughter
      
   2. What year did John Smith leave the colony? 1609
      
   3. What English name did Pocahontas take when she married John Rolfe? Rebecca
      
   4. Who does the video say claim Pocahontas as a symbol of peace? 3 different regions, The Powhatans, Americans, and the British
      
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiuBw_kj1-U
   
   1. Watch video and listen to the song. Even though the Disney movie version is not "true" to history, what can we learn from the Disney story about Pocahontas? That different kinds of people can love each other
      

Search Google Images for 6 images of Pocahontas and John Smith and John Rolfe images each~ only choose two from the Disney movie—or none if you can find 6 others and copy here:

 

March 1 & 2, 2011 Days One-Hundred and Eight and Nine

5 x 5 for 5th Grade Colonial Government

5. Vocabulary

1. Magistrate: A civil officer charged with the administration of the law

2. Congress: The national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.

3. Amendment: An alteration of or addition to a motion or bill

4. Proclamation: Something that is proclaimed, a public or official announcement

5. Charter: A document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized

5 Sentences

1. A magistrate is like a lawyer and a governor.

2. Maine has a congress just like the one in Washington D.C. The one in Washington is called the U.S Capital Building.

3. The Constitution has 27 amendments in it.

4. Gama, Bo, Lily, and I did a play where Bo had to read a proclamation that I wrote saying he was looking for a bride! J

5. I would've guessed that charter meant something like a calendar or checklist.

5 Facts & Details

1. The record for The Most Concrete Blocks broken with the elbow while holding a raw egg is… 11 blocks with one hit!!

2. The Heaviest concrete block break on a bed of nails is… 16!!

3. The most military press lifts on elbow, female is… 47!!

4. Hint: The world's most expensive bottle of water costs 23,000 dollars (The hint is for the math problem below, I already did it, let's see if you can!)

5. If you paid for the world's most expensive bottle of water with only 100 dollar bills, how many would you need to equal the price of the water? A: 230

5 Questions

1. What are the "Rights of Englishmen" in relation to how the 13 Colonies governed themselves? A: Well, many of the patriots in the 13 colonies argued that their rights as English men were being violated

2. What form of government did the colony of Massachusetts have in the year 1750ish? A: provincial

3. What does "self-government" mean? A: government of a political unit by its own, the two colonies that had self government were Rhode Island and Connecticut

4. What do you remember about Colonial government practices from our visit to Pownalborough Courthouse in October? A: They only had court a couple of times a year

5. What is Governor's Council or Court? And what is the General Assembly in relation to the government of the 13 Colonies: A: The people or colonists

*Bonus Question.* List the 13 original governors of the Colonies here: *Hint: search Google for "13 Colonies + governors" Here are the States that had Governors:

Archibald Bulloch (Georgia)

George Clinton (New York)

William Livingston (New Jersey)

John MacKinlay (Delaware)

Jonathan Trumbull (Connecticut)

Richard Caswell (North Carolina)

Patrick Henry (Virginia)

Thomas McKean (Pennsylvania)

John Rutledge (South Carolina)

5 Math from Fraction Stories Skill 13: Adding Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators *will complete 3/4/11*

1. Re-write the riddle here: Strong as an ox, light as a feather. Add the secret numbers together. The answer then will become more clear as 4 NEW secret numbers appear.

2. Add Secret Numbers 1 & 2 to find Secret Number 4 = 5 5/6

3. Add Secret Numbers 2 & 3 to find Secret Number 5 = 4 11/ 12

4. Add Secret Numbers 1 and 3 to find Secret Number 6 = 8 5/12

5. Add Secret Numbers 1, 2, and 3 to find Secret Number 7 = 9 7/12

Activities

Music: preparing for upcoming Annie audition "Tomorrow"

Art: Colonial Letters Collage project

Edit: Colonial Letters Project, 6 letters

Skating

Body Poem: Blood and Arteries

There are tons of arteries in your body.
When you read this, please don't act naughty.
And the biggest artery's the aorta.
All the arteries I cannot sorta.

In the arteries travels blood
there is so much it could cause a flood,
but blood is my bud,
so don't call it mud.

The internal and external jugular veins
are not to keep coffee in, or to catch rain
it's just like a highway, but blood instead of cars.
It consistently travels through your body,
pretty far

Reading: The Courage of Sarah Noble

Colonial Video Project

Location: Salem, Mass

Date: Someday in May

Theme: Religion and persecution

Spots:

1. Salem Witch Museum: Salem Witch Trials

2. Witch Dungeon Museum: The Great Awakening

3. The Path to independence trail?: William Penn and Quakers

4. The Pioneer village: Puritans

5. A house from 1692: Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams

Topics:

1. There were 80 witches tried in Salem

2. 150 people were accused of being witches in Salem

3. Salem means peace

4. Jonathan Edwards played a critical role in the Great Awakening

5. Anne Hutchinson would have played a good role in the fight for women's rights

 

Interview: Museum guide

1. Museum Guide: Were there any real witches of Salem?

2. Museum Guide: Would a pilgrim man have put his wife on trial if other people believed she was a witch?

3. Museum Guide: What did you think about the Salem Witch trials, was it right or not?

4. Museum Guide: What were some of the reasons that people would've thought that the believed witches were witches?

5. Museum Guide: Why did Tituba confess to being a witch?

Map & Outline:

1. We will go to the Salem Witch Museum first http://www.salemwitchmuseum.com/

2. The Path to independence tour or Heritage second http://www.thehistrionicacademy.com/salem.php

3. Witch Dungeon Museum 3^rd
http://www.witchdungeon.com/

4. Pioneer Village 4^th
http://www.salemweb.com/tales/pioneervillage.shtml

5. A house from 1692 5^th

 

Introduction & Conclusion:

Introduction: Hello, we are in Salem Massachusetts were the Salem Witch Trials were in 1692. There believed to be Witches here that were persecuted. Some because of religious reasons and others were believed to being doing witchcraft. Speaking of Religion and persecution, that's what we are going to be talking about here in Salem, Come on. (looking at map trying to figure out where to go nextJ) "Oh no, I'm holding it upside down, DUH! Hmm, where should we go… AHA! This way…

 

Conclusion: What a weird part of history, am I right? Well that was fun anyway! Don't you agree? I guess there weren't really witches. I don't believe in witches anyhow. So how about we head over to Old York for a look at commerce in the 17^th century? ( look at map) "Not Again"J

 

February 28, 2011 Day One-Hundred and Seven “Religious persecution”

5 x 5 for 5th Grade

5 Vocabulary

Identify dates, place, and why important to topic of Religious Persecution in Colonial America

1. Jonathan Edwards—The Great Awakening: 1703 – 1753, Jonathan was a missionary to the Native Americans in New Jersey and Connecticut, Edwards played a very critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening, and oversaw some of the first fires of revival in 1733–1735 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts

2. William Penn: 1644-1718 Was the founder of Pennsylvania, he got kicked out of the Dutch, English, and Swedish colonies because of religion. He was a Quaker and he got persecuted because of that

3. Anne Hutchinson: Was a leader of a dissident church discussion group, and got held on trial and persecuted for that, 1591-1643

4. John Winthrop: 1588-1649 Although Winthrop was a respected political figure, he was criticized for his obstinacy regarding the formation of a legislature in 1634, and he clashed repeatedly with other Puritan leaders like Thomas Dudley, Rev. Peter Hobart and others.

5. Roger Williams: 1603-1683, Was the founder of Rhode Island and started the first Baptist church in America, he was a proponent for separation of Church and state

5 Sentences

1. This is Jonathan Edward's signature,.

2. William Penn led a group of Quakers to Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania then became the Quaker colony.

3. Anne Hutchinson would've helped in the fight for women's rights.

4. John Winthrop sailed here on the Mayflower with the rest of the pilgrims, he was a wealthy merchant.

5. Roger Williams was the founder of Rhode Island, Actually the Vikings were, and the native American! J

5 Facts & Details

1. The Most expensive bathroom is in Hong Kong, it costs 3.8 million dollars and has a 24 carat gold toilet!

2.The most expensive Fungus species costs 3,000 for only 23 pounds!!

3. The most expensive car is a Ferrari that was sold for 17.275 dollars!

4. The Most expensive computer mouse is 24,180 dollars!

5. The mouse is made of 18 carat gold and is covered with 59 diamonds!

1. Questions
   

1. What does "Great Awakening" mean in relation to Colonial America? A: The Great Awakening was a religious revival in American religious history. Historians and theologians identify three or four waves of Great Awakening occurring from the early 18th century to the late 20th century, each characterized by widespread revivals led by evangelical Protestant ministers, a sharp increase of interest in religion, a profound sense of conviction and redemption on the part of those affected, a jump in evangelical church membership, and the formation of new religious movements and denominations.

2. Who are the Quakers? A: Quakers' worship is mainly based on group worship, speaking when the spirit of God moves them

3. Why are Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson banished? A: Because they believe in Religious freedom

4. What does John Winthrop mean when he writes "A City Upon a Hill"? A: Well if you're on a hill you are closer to God, and you can see people coming, and people will come to you because they see the city from far away.

5. What are the different religions in the 13 Colonies by the year 1700? A: Quaker's, Puritans and Protestants

5 Math from Fraction Stories Skill 12: Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

Martha's Brain: 1/3 Stubborn Determination

1/6 Gumption

1/8 Vim and Vigor

1/12 Imagination

1/24 Old Pasta Recipes

? Old-fashioned baked-in Goodness

1. What part of my brain takes up the most space? A: Stubborn determination

2. What part takes up the smallest? A: Old Pasta recipes

3. Which part takes up more space—vim and vigor or gumption? How much more space does it take up? A: Gumption… 1/24

4. Which two parts of my brain make up exactly ½ of my brain? A:Stubborn determination and Gumption

5. Which three brain parts, when added together, are equal in size to Stubborn Determination? A: Gumption, Vim and Vigor, and Old Pasta recipes! J

Activities

Math Workbooks: 1 page Guinness, 1 page Sylvan

Science: 1 page Gray's

Colonial Letters & Key Words: Clothing

April 6, 1636

Dear Aunt Sarah,

My love depends on it if I do not pray for Pricilla to get better. I am at health and only Jacob is still sick, having Samuel Fuller our Physician come every day.

The day before present, Karen got our family new Homespun. Breeches for Jacob, and Father is teaching Jacob to Breech. Elizabeth and Mary both got gowns. I got new Shift's a skirt for Sunday best a pinner and Mules. Aunt Sarah, do you have any of these clothes at Jamestown? What about in England?

 

Katherine got the same as I, however she got a cloak instead mules. Karen got me new shifts because my old ones were ripped so instead they were char cloth and thrown in the fire. I made EdwardPockets and small clothes because he did not come back to greet us when we were sick. I will send his clothing with my letter so it will go to the Academie. I also made father a waistcoat. I hope he will like it because I will give it to him on the day of his birth.

 

Myles got a stock from Karen, which is a necktie for Sunday Best. He is going to wear to Dartmouth. He also got Pattens for Dartmouth. Aunt Sarah, Tell me what kind of clothing you had back in England when you were growing up? Well, I miss you as much as I miss Timothy and Mother.

-Ruth Alden

 

April 30,1636

Dear Ruth,

We had some of the clothing you mentioned back in England, but my family was in a merchant's family and had wealth. We had pinafore, or pinners. We had Chemise which is also what you call shift. Doublets which were vests, and we had corsets which were Jumps but for merchant families.

Thank you for writing, I am sorry that I replied sooner than most of my letters before.

 

Karen does sound like a wonderful mother. Rachel is at health, and Pricilla me and Edward are as well. I am now part of the new world, you are right, women are not allowed to speak up for themselves. I have made companions here who say that there have been women who have tried to speak up for their selves and end up getting persecuted, I will not get persecuted, even if I believe in different religion. I will soon learn that. Edward is still having trouble with the governor who does not appreciate him. He may send us to Quebec colony, I think that colony is much more pleasant.

 

I miss you as well, and in some ways I miss England. You asked me that question about four months ago, and in some ways I do miss England. I miss my companions there, my mother, my religion.

 

I have to put Rachel and Pricilla to rest, goodnight Ruth.

-Sarah